Lamilu Surname

988,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Lamilu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lamilu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2471:717,17732,914
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576

Lamilu (238) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Nigeria

Lamilu Demographics

Lamilu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

Sample size: 37 (2012)

Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

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Lamilu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lamilu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Lamilu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Lamilu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamilu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 988,329th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 28,029,023 people. Lamilu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Lamilu live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lamilu is also the 580,229th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 238 people.

The last name Lamilu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 247 people, or 1 in 717,177. In Nigeria Lamilu is most frequent in: Kano, where 51 percent reside, Katsina, where 32 percent reside and Borno, where 6 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Lamilu exists in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.

Lamilu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Lamilu surname is principally Muslim (92%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lamilyu921/
Lamilhau8654/
Lammailu860/
Lamulu836/
Lamelu831/
Lomilu831/
Lomilus775/
Lamelus771/
Lamailloux7550/
Lomelu6724/
Lemuelu623/
Lomelus621/
Lemeleu621/
Leumeleu574/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lamilu
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